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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tracy care about most in the world?

2. Who was the only woman Travis loved?

3. What color was Vince's car?

4. Who called Nora later that night?

5. What seemed to be the most extraordinary thing about the dog's intelligence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things did Arthur Streck knock over while trying to escape Einstein?

2. What was left of Wes' house?

3. How does Travis convince the dog to allow the collar on him?

4. What are the things Travis likes in Nora?

5. What was Nora Devon's escape from the domineering nature of her aunt?

6. What does Vince want with Johnny the Wire?

7. Why doesn't Tracy tell the truth about the attack she suffered?

8. What did Travis compare and contrast in the dog's behavior?

9. What did the dog that met up with Travis on the trail look like?

10. Who was Wes Dalburg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of character is Vince? In what ways is he predictable? In what ways could he be considered a loose cannon? What does his description of a sterile home say about his personality profile.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how you believe you would react to having an abnormally intelligent animal. What kind of things could you do with a normal dog versus what a dog of heightened intelligence might do? What has Einstein done to reassure his master of his intellect? What things in chapter two argue against and for the intelligence of Einstein?

Essay Topic 3

How, throughout the novel has Nora's character evolved? What, in later chapters, makes her seem like a totally different person? How does her character development contrast Travis'?

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